Chiefs' Tyquan Thornton Suffers Gruesome Ankle Injury After 55-Yard Catch in 30-27 Win
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 5
Chiefs' Tyquan Thornton Suffers Gruesome Ankle Injury After 55-Yard Catch in 30-27 Win
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 5
Summary
Tyquan Thornton was carted off in the fourth quarter after his left ankle bent grotesquely on a 55-yard catch with Kansas City trailing 19-17 and 3:25 remaining.
Treydan Stukes dragged Thornton down from behind and landed across the receiver's left ankle; medical staff put the leg in an air cast, and the Chiefs ruled him out with an ankle injury.
Thornton had been enjoying the best game of his NFL career, finishing with five catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns before the injury.
That catch still changed the game, setting up Kenneth Walker's go-ahead touchdown on the next play as Kansas City held on for a 30-27 victory to improve to 4-0.
Kansas City's receiving corps could be further strained because Rashee Rice also exited with a right hamstring injury after entering the season with 190 yards through three games.